<p>Is it much harder to get into the university of michigan out of state? Please give me your honest opinions on my chances
good ecs, not a laundry list but focused on dance, horse back riding, and volunteering (plus NHS)
UW GPA: 3.6, not fantastic I realize but i've only taken honors and AP classes
W GPA: around a 4.2 or 4.3
ACT: 31
SAT SUBJECT TESTS: 760 US HIS, 650 ENGLISH LIT
I have not received my AP scores in the mail yet, but my english teacher did call me to tell me I got a 5 on English Language.</p>
<p>Do I stand a chance? I'm certainly not Ivy potential, and looking at many forums it seems that many Ivy League applicants apply to Michigan as a safety.</p>
<p>Your ACT is good, GPA is a little iffy. UMich doesn’t care about your AP test scores but they will take in notice that you took AP classes and tried to challenge yourself. For that, I think could make up for your low-ish GPA. They look at your course load and see if you took easy classes or challenging classes. Be sure to have TONs of EC and write damn good essays. And apply EA, because due to commonapp, they are receiving way more applications than they use to so the earlier the better. And if you get in EA, you get first dibs on FA and scholarships.</p>
<p>yea it will be a bit of a reach because your GPA is low for michigan. retaking the ACT will help a bit but just make sure you write excellent essays.</p>
<p>I got in with a 30 ACT, 740 US Hist SAT, 640 Math 1 SAT, top 15% of my class (OOS as well). You’re definitely not a shoe in but not a reach either. Just write very unique, interesting essays and you’ll probably get in :D</p>
<p>Those Ivy League students applying to Michigan as a safety are in for a rude awekening. Michigan is not much less selective than several Ivies for OOS students, and with its joining the common application, that gap is about to narrow, if not disappear altogether.</p>
<p>As for your chances, I would say Michigan is a realistic reach. As others have suggested, apply EA.</p>
<p>Also note that if your transcript shows the WEIGHTED GPA, then that is what Michigan will (now) use to evaluate your strength. They do not recalculate anymore. However, if the UNWEIGHTED is what’s shown, I believe they use that.</p>